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TUESDAY AT HAVANA Racing Resumed at Oriental Park After Usual Monday Layoff. Goldmark, Little Hope, Shingle Shack and Sling Prove Successful in First Four Races. HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 2. Racing was resumed here today after the usual Monday layoff. The attendance was of good proportions and though the track was still quite heavy the racing was interesting. With the close of Maryland racing at Bowie last Saturday another shipment of horses is expected here from that track and then there will be approximately 700 horses available for the racing at Oriental Park. While there was no outstanding feature provided for today, the fields in the different races were composed of evenly matched contenders and they furnished some good sport. W. Shewbridges colors were carried to an easy victory in the opening race by his Flit-tergold gelding Goldmark. Goldmark was away well and, taking the lead at once, raced Glenlivet into defeat and then withstood the determined challenge of Gupton. After Glenlivet tired Gupton came with a rush and was pushing Goldmark hard until the final eighth, wnere he tired and Goldmark went on to win by five lengths. Seven started and at no time were any of the others serious contenders. Eternity and Sky Man were fractious at the barrier and caused a delay of nine minutes before starter Milton caught them in line and sent them away. They never at any time figured in the running of the race. HOTLY CONTESTED DUEL. Little Hope and Tubby A. staged a two horse race in the third, with the former proving the gamer right at the end and get-, ting the verdict by a length. It was plain to be seen after the horses had passed the half mile post that either Tubby A. or Little Hope would would be the winner and that they had the race between them. Tubby A. was the one that cut out the early running with Little Hope hanging on tenaciously. Leslie was third a length back and was followed by Pat Hampsori which had a three length margin over Monsoon. The leaders maintained this order until the head of the stretch, where Holicko sent Little Hope into the lead and Pat Hampson displaced Leslie. All through the stretch Little Hope and Tubby A. fought it out in strenuous style but the fornAr would not be denied and it was Tubby A. that finally tired and Little Hope was the winner by a length. Pat Hampson was an easy third six lengths before Leslie. Shingle Shack was much the best of the band of eight that started in the second race, a dash of five and a half furlongs, for three-year-olds and over. His winning margin was three lengths and he was increasing it with every stride. Jockey Cedar rated him back of the pacemaker until they were turning for home, and when he called on. Shingle Shack the latter responded with a great rush and was going away at the end. : Quiet set the early pace on sufferance, but, when turning for home was through and dropped back rapidly, finishing fourth. Christie Holters was much the best of the: others and took second place easily, while Rivulet held on for third place, beating Quiet by three lengths. AT H03IE IX GOING. Sling found the going to his liking and, taking a big lead immediately after the rise; of the barrier in the fourth race, won off by himself. Sling and Bodanzky shared favoritism, but the best the latter could do. was to finish third, six lengths in the rear of Private Peat. The latter proved best of the others, and under a hustling ride by D. Hurn, followed in the wake of- Sling and at the stretch turn had a ten lengths lead over Bodanzky. In the run for home the latter cut this down to six lengths, but never . seriously threatened. Seven started, but the others were always badly outrun. The conditions called for three-year-olds and over, to race five and a half furlongs. News of the death of J. McCormack, in California, was received with much regret among the friends and horsemen racing here. It was Mr. McCormacks intention to come to Cuba this winter, and he would have done so but for signing up to train the big string of W. T. Anderson that was shipped to California. Dennis Grimes, a pitcher of the National League, is here, from New York, and takes an occasional glimpse of Oriental Park. Grimes is in training and will twirl at least one game each week for one of the Havana nine. Bob Friend yesterday schooled four yearlings for the Cavallos and Caimito stable, also-four by Seth, in E. E. Majors band. Friend said the youngsters aro the best lookers that he has seen for some time. In the early morning gallops yesterday, Seths Dream was sent a half .mile in. :52. Pat Hampson ran a quarter in :24. . - The track is drying fast and getting in " good condition.
